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INSTALLATION

Nera F77

Continuing the Saturn tradition

Saturn F

Antenna Cable

Distress Alarm Unit

To next Distress Unit & ISDN Handset

ISDN Handset

Main Communication Unit

Common ground

Angle

bracket

Lock washer

M10

Nut M10

Washer M10

Nut M10

Copper

foil

Bolt M10

(cut to suitable length)

Bulkhead

(iron)

Wood etc.

May 01        09:15

4.8 Speech

ALPHA

ISDN

Alternative

method:

brazing

solder

Mains

Desktop

Installing the Below Deck Equipment (BDE)

Location and grounding of units

Summary of Contents for F77

Page 1: ...Nera F77 Installation Manual May 01 09 15 4 8 Speech ALPHA ISDN Saturn F Nera F77 Back to Start Page ...

Page 2: ...t for operation of the unit must be done while the unit is powered off Peripheral equipment using mains shall be connected to a grounded AC power socket Cables and connections Cables must be shielded The shield must be grounded at both ends All peripheral equip ment must be grounded Cable lengths exceeding those specified for the equipment interface and connectors will automatically void warranty ...

Page 3: ...talling the Below Deck Equipment BDE 27 Location and grounding of units 27 BDE Example of local or near by installation 28 BDE Example of remote installation 29 Connection Box QUFC 911 918 option 30 Nera ISDN Handset 31 Handset holder cradle 31 Mounting the Main Communication Unit MCU 32 BDE Connecting the coaxial cable to the MCU 33 Examples of Below Deck Equipment 34 ISDN telephones equipment 35...

Page 4: ... part is designed for wall or desktop installation The MCU supplies 48 VDC power to the ADE through the coaxial cable The MCU mains input is 100 240 VAC 10 The power requirement is approx 40 W in receive idle mode and approx 150 W in transmit mode A CD supplied with the equipment contains a program for control and operation from PC See the Nera F77 User Manual ISDN Handset The ISDN Handset keypad ...

Page 5: ...ver Above Deck Equipment ADE The Nera F77 Above Deck Equipment consists of Servo stabilized antenna dish with RF Transceiver Mast mounted radome or Deck mounted radome BDE ADE Coaxial Cable Mast mounted radome cutaway view Deck mounted radome cutaway view Total of equipment connected 7 ISDN devices 2 Distress Alarm Units 4 Analogue devices 2 Serial PCs 1 USB device ...

Page 6: ...ss of communication with the satellite Degradation of the satellite signal can only be completely avoided by placing the antenna higher than any obstructions This is often not feasible and a compromise must be made to reduce the number of blind sectors and cost of installation The degree of signal degradation depends on the size of the obstructions the distance to them must therefore be consid ere...

Page 7: ... the satellite navigator the VHF antenna or radar equipment Compass safe distance For installation on British or Norwegian vessels the antenna should be located at a distance of at least 1 0 metres from the magnetic steering compass Be aware that requirements may vary from one country to another Other precautions Do not place the antenna close to the funnel as smoke depos its will then eventually ...

Page 8: ...holes matching the bolts extending from the bottom of the radome See figure below The flange must not be so large as to inter fere with the hatch at the bottom of the antenna unit The holes through the mast flange must be positioned symmetrically about the ship s longitudinal axis NOTE On ships with excessive vibration the mast must be supported by stays or other adequate means If the height of th...

Page 9: ...312 MM 1080 MM 1200 MM ACCESS HATCH SEEN FROM BELOW 480MM 330MM 60MM DRAIN HOLE LIFTING LUGS 4 Outline dimensions of Antenna radome mast mounted version 2000MM 6 00MM DIA 140MM CABLE SUPPORT Optional steel Antenna Mast R906569 Weight 85 kgs For welding onto deck Weight approx 65 kgs ...

Page 10: ...Nera F77 Continuing the Saturn tradition Outline dimensions of Antenna radome deck mounted version 925MM 1047MM SEEN FROM BELOW 3 5 0 M M 247 5MM 247 5MM ANTENNA MOUNTING STUDS 4 M12 DRAIN HOLE COAXIAL CABLE ENTRY Weight approx 45 kgs ...

Page 11: ...Å 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO 56 mm 2000 mm 215 mm RJ45 45 mm Distress Alarm Unit 100154 45 45 56 5 56 5 115 3 5 m m 90 mm 228 mm DISTRESS Saturn F 372 5mm 380mm 70mm Weight 0 3 kg Weight 0 06 kg Weight 4 kg Main Communication Unit MCU 100141 Weight 0 3 kg 25 165 25 165 Dia 6mm 322 5 25 25 Physic...

Page 12: ...ption R 906 676 1 20 20 125 20 20 160 Connection box option QUFC 911 918 200 mm 5 0 m m 170 mm ISDN wall socket option 102176 70 mm 8 2 m m 30 mm ISDN junction box option 102124 Nera Terminal Adapter Analogue to ISDN TA with 2 analogue lines option QDGY911914 TEL1 POWER TEL2 142mm 1 4 8 m m 30mm 50 mm 57 mm 20 mm 90 mm 90 m m 48 mm Weight 0 6 kg Weight 0 1 kg ...

Page 13: ...ARD BROADBAND DGPS WHEN CHANGING MODEM UNIT AND TAKE OUT SIM CARD REMOVE COVER SIM CARD INSIDE POWER ON OFF SWITCH FUSES INDICATOR 100 240 AC MAINS SIM CARD L BAND ANTENNA CONNECTOR inside cover OUTPUT CONNECTOR MCU connectors Upper connector panel For lower panel see next page ...

Page 14: ...oftware download 64kbps data service UDI MPDS USB serial data port for operation and configuration from PC 64kbps data service UDI MPDS ISDN Connectors RJ45 Services 4 8kbps compressed speech 64kbps speech 64kbps data service UDI 56kbps data service V110 64kbps audio service 3 1kHz Note Use shielded ISDN cable Screw terminal blocks TEL 1 4 and RJ45 connectors TEL 3 4 Connection of 2W analogue tele...

Page 15: ...DN Handset Distress Alarm Analogue Telephone Remote installations Remote installations RF cable to from Antenna Main Communication Unit ISDN Handset DISTRESS Saturn F DISTRESS Satur n F 7 4 1 3 6 9 DEL 2 5 8 0 DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO ON SHIFT 7 4 1 3 6 9 DEL 2 5 8 0 DIAL 00 IN TL TEL N O ON SHIFT Example of BDE installation ...

Page 16: ...NO 8VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON...

Page 17: ...sion It may also be used for normal voice communication Up to two 2 Distress Alarm Units ISDN Handsets may be connected in series The units may be installed any where onboard the vessel Four separate ISDN ports are available on the MCU as RJ45 jacks or screw terminal blocks Max cable length 100 m 4 x 0 22 mm2 See ISDN telephones equipment Placing the ISDN Handset as a standard telephone The Nera I...

Page 18: ...m the MCU With the PC connected to the USB RS 232 RS 422 port it can also be used for control and configuration of the Main Communication Unit This requires that the vtLite Marine program accessible on the Nera F77 CD is installed Connection to the USB RS 232 RS 422 port also allows 64 kbps data transmission See the User Manual Cable lengths ISDN port see ISDN telephones equipment USB port 1 5 m s...

Page 19: ...the fastening bolts making good contact with the top flange of the mast This is obtained by removing paint and using enclosed toothed washers and nuts Antenna cable The antenna coaxial cable normally has a solid or meshed metal screen which must be terminated to ground both at the antenna pedestal and at the MCU The length of the cable can often be more than 40 metres If the ground potential level...

Page 20: ...PLANNING Nera F77 Continuing the Saturn tradition max 3m Desktop MCU min 10 cm Grounding considerations cont d Location of the Below Deck Unit for best possible grounding See also INSTALLATION Location and grounding of Units ...

Page 21: ...Antenna Unit A free end of approximately 1 5 m of the antenna cable above the radome bottom should be provided for connection to the coaxial connector in accordance with the installation instructions in BDE Connecting the coaxial cable to the MCU At the Main The coaxial cable from the Antenna Unit should be given a Communication Unit free end of approximately 0 5 m at the MCU location Nera ISDN Te...

Page 22: ... 6 7 8 RJ45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 RX TX TX RX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RX TX TX RX 87654321 TX TX RX RX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nera ISDN Handset Nera ISDN Handset MCU connector panel Analogue telephone Distress Alarm DISTRESS BUTTON ALARM BUZZER ISDN WALL SOCKET CONNECTION BOX DISTRESS Saturn B ALARM ACKNOWLEDGE DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ABC 2 DEF DATA GHI JKL MNO...

Page 23: ...ome is furnished with 4 lifting lugs accessible from underneath the radome see figure below The radome is delivered with the straps attached to the lugs ready for lifting of the ADE by crane Remove the straps fastening the radome to the transport pallet Carefully start lifting the ADE WARNING Personnel must not pass underneath the ADE during hoisting operations WARNING Watch your hands Align the b...

Page 24: ...operations WARNING Watch your hands Align the bolts extending down from the bottom with the holes drilled through the fixing structure and lower the unit gently until it rests properly Secure the ADE using the enclosed toothed washers and nuts Tighten the nuts applying a torque of 100 Nm Finally remove the strap net Keep the strap net for hoisting the antenna down for service Toothed washer Nut IN...

Page 25: ... e d i a Cable tie ADE Connecting coaxial cable to Mast Mounted Antenna 1 Strip the cable leaving a free end of approximately 1 metre ensuring adequate slack for connection to the radome coaxial socket as shown 2 Mount the N type connector to the coaxial cable in accordance with the instructions see Appendices 1 6 3 Connect the RF plug to the Antenna Unit coaxial connector as shown The minimum ben...

Page 26: ... i n 1 0 x c a b l e d i a 1 Strip the cable leaving a free end of approximately 1 metre ensuring adequate slack for connection to the radome coaxial socket as shown 2 Mount the N type connector to the coaxial cable in accordance with the instructions see Appendices 1 6 3 Connect the RF plug to the Antenna Unit coaxial connector as shown If required use a coax angle adapter The minimum bending rad...

Page 27: ...set ISDN Handset Main Communication Unit Common ground Angle bracket Lock washer M10 Nut M10 Washer M10 Nut M10 Copper foil Bolt M10 cut to suitable length Bulkhead iron Wood etc May 01 09 15 4 8 Speech ALPHA ISDN Alternative method brazing solder Mains Desktop Installing the Below Deck Equipment BDE Location and grounding of units ...

Page 28: ...TEL 2 ISDN ISDN ISDN ISDN SILENCE SW IND NMEA NMEA TEL 1 TEL 3 ISDN ISDN TEL 3 USB RS 232 B TEL 4 RS 232 A ISDN TX TX RX RX TEL 4 TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX Radio Room Analogue telefax G3 MCU CONNECTOR PANEL Bridge Nera ISDN Handset Nera ISDN Handset PC PC FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 ...

Page 29: ...YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8 VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8 VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO Nera ISDN Nera ISDN BDE Example of remote installation The installation includes two Nera ISDN Handsets connected to th...

Page 30: ... Continuing the Saturn tradition Wiring Inside Connection Box 1 24 TB1 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 2 3 4 8 1 2 TB2 GND 1 9 10 16 17 25 J1 J6 RJ45 w grounded metal housing 25 1 9 10 16 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 17 25 TB2 TB1 1 8 1 8 Connection Box QUFC 911 918 option ...

Page 31: ... It is not recommended to extend the handset cable by more than 6 m Handset holder cradle The handset holder cradle may be desk mounted or wall mounted Attach the holder to the wall or desktop with four 4 mm wood screws or tapping screws Place the Handset on the holder as shown FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2...

Page 32: ...e Modem Unit and pull them carefully out Remove the cover protecting the connector panel 2 Attach the bottom plate to the wall using six wood screws or tapping screws Ensure a free space above and below the MCU of at least 10 cm for adequate cooling and to allow removal of the Modem Unit and Power Supply Unit 3 Mount the Power Supply Unit and Modem Unit Remount the connector panel cover after con ...

Page 33: ...l RF DGPS N female From Antenna N connector 1 Strip the Antenna coaxial cable leaving sufficient slack for connection to the MCU or pigtail 2 Mount the N plug on the cable in accordance with the instructions see Appendices 1 6 3 For thicker coax cable use the pigtail for connection of the Antenna cable to the MCU ...

Page 34: ...0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO Nera ISDN Handset ISDN wall socket FUNC ALPHA ENTER SHIFT MORE HELP LES PTT ESC 7 STU DATA ØÅ 4 JKL 1 ABC LIST LIST 3 GHI 6 PQR 9 LIGHT YZÆ SPC ON OFF DEL 2 DEF PLAY 5MNO 8VWX TAX 0 ÄÖÜ ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO Digital telefax G4 TX ISDN RS 422 TX TX RX TEL 2 RX TEL 4 TX TX RX RX ISDN RX TX RX ISDN ISDN ISDN TX SILENCE SW IND NMEA NMEA TEL...

Page 35: ... ÄÖÜ DIAL 00 INTL TEL NO ON SHIFT BAT ALPHA Max 5m ISDN POWER Nera ISDN Nera ISDN Nera ISDN Nera ISDN telephone Nera TA telefax gr 4 or pc ISDN equipment is connected to the ISDN outlets on the MCU connector panel either to terminal blocks or RJ45 jacks An ISDN bus can be connected to one of the ISDN outlets Max extension length 100 m min 0 22 mm2 ISDN cable lengths The last ISDN wall socket must ...

Page 36: ... if required When the distance between the MCU and the last connection box on an ISDN bus exceeds 10m the termination resistors in the last box must be incorporated by setting both slide switches to position ON The switches in all other boxes should be OFF default setting The two RJ45 jacks are connected in parallel ISDN bus from the MCU 2 1 ON 4 5 3 6 2 1 ON RJ45 RJ45 TX TX RX RX 8 1 8 1 a2 RX a1...

Page 37: ...g Transmit Receive TB1 TB2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 From MCU ISDN port RJ45 connector To the second Distress Alarm or ISDN wall socket Nera ISDN Handset Distress Alarm Unit w cover removed Strap TB1 TB2 RX 4 TX 3 TX 2 RX 1 May 01 09 15 4 8 Speech ALPHA ISDN When longer than 10 metres the end of the ISDN bus must be terminated by two resistors as shown below Be aware that only one ISDN cable is permitted to...

Page 38: ...through TEL 4 Alternative connection RJ45 jacks in parallel with screw terminals TEL3 and TEL4 Use the two centre terminals The telephone and or telefax cable can be terminated in a wall socket as shown Remove approx 3 cm of the jacket from the cable end strip off 1 cm of the insulation from each core and connect to centre terminals 4 and 5 Interchanging of the wires at terminals 4 and 5 has no ef...

Page 39: ... Request To Send OFF requests DCE Nera F77 to suspend transmission to DTE PC ON requests DCE Nera F77 to resume transmission to DTE PC 106 Clear to send OFF indicates that DCE Nera F77 cannot accept data from DTE PC ON indicates that DCE Nera F77 is prepared to accept data from DTE PC 107 Data Set Ready Signal from Nera F77 that when ON indicates that a data call setup is in progress 108 Data Term...

Page 40: ... the following sentences HDT and HDG The HDT syntax is HDT xxx x T hh CR LF where start of sentence and Talker ID xxx x heading in degrees T true hh check sum can be omitted CR LF carriage return line feed TEL 4 ISDN RS 422 TEL 2 ISDN ISDN ISDN ISDN SILENCE SW IND NMEA NMEA TEL 1 TEL 3 ISDN ISDN TEL 3 USB TEL 4 ISDN TX TX RX RX TEL 4 TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX HEADING SENSOR M...

Page 41: ...p D underneath the braid Check dimension of 0 8mm Heat inner contact E using a soldering iron approx 40 W and flow small amount of tin into bore Push cable inner conductor into bore immediately remove soldering iron to prevent melting of the dielectric Push prepared cable into connector body F and tighten nut A Do not rotate cable in connector body A B C D E F C D E F A B A B A B C A B A Mounting ...

Page 42: ...ntre conductor Position clamp D so that its shoulder fits against cable jacket Fold back braid over clamp D and cut it off in front of the clamp rim Check dimension of 1 5 mm Tin centre con ductor of cable Heat contact pin or bush E with a soldering iron of approx 250 W Tin bore hole sufficiently Insert centre conductor into hole and remove soldering iron quickly in order to prevent dielectric fro...

Page 43: ... CAREFULLY and push sleeve of body C between foil and braid Slide clamp ring B to sleeve C Observe the distance 1 5 2 mm Cut braid along sleeve C Cut jacket lengthwise 6 8 times Cut off protruding foil to front of sleeve C Push body A over clamp ring B Screw body D onto body A and tighten with spanner Torque 19 Nm braid dielectric centre conductor jacket 1 5 2 foil Mounting connector type 11N 50 1...

Page 44: ...ctor Chamfer the centre conductor Clean the centre conductor carefully with abrasive paper Using the screwdriver press the dielectric away from the outer conductor tube to ensure good contact when entering the connector head Screw the Cable Entry A and Connector Head B tightly together with a torque of approx 30 Nm Tighten the back nut of the Cable Entry A with a torque of approx 12 Nm Note If exp...

Page 45: ...sing f ex a screwdriver remove burrs from the the dielectric and the outer conductor Using the screwdriver press the dielectric away from the outer conductor tube to ensure good contact when entering the connector head Screw the Cable Entry A and Connector Head B tightly together with a torque of approx 40 Nm Tighten the back nut of the Cable Entry A with a torque of approx 15 Nm Note If exposed t...

Page 46: ...until the cable entry is fixed on the cable Saw off the cable flush with the cable entry as indicated Using f ex a screwdriver remove burrs from the centre conductor Using f ex a screwdriver remove burrs from the dielectric and the outer conductor Using the screwdriver press the dielectric away from the outer conductor tube to ensure good contact when entering the connector head Screw the Cable En...

Page 47: ...munication Unit MCU 100141 AC mains cable for F77 MCU 101818 Distress Alarm Unit 101154 Cable for DA 4 x 0 22 10 m TFKR41206 8 Nera ISDN Handset 101654 Telephone handset cradle QSXA911934 Radiation hazard warning sign R906527 1 Coax cable RG 214 FRNC 40m 102052 N plug for coaxial cable GR 214 2pcs 11N 50 7 5 RS232 cable 9 pin M to 9 pin F 3m R906686 Nera F77 Installation Manual 101442 Nera F77 Ins...

Page 48: ...0 Tilt Sensor and Rate Sensor Unit 101969 Belt black for step motors Z 151 100776 GPS Antenna Assembly 100545 RF Transceiver QUFC911965 Fan for Transceiver 100891 F77 Power Supply Unit complete 110 220V AC to 48V DC 100149 MUB board incl base plate bracket 102195 ISDN Analogue Terminal Adapter incl base plate 102196 Strap for F77 FAR Radome Installation Service lifter 102188 Small fuse 5x20 5A slo...

Page 49: ...78 RJ45 RJ45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ISDN cable QRPM 911 111 3000 3 m 10000 10 m APPENDIX 8 Pin no To TEL on MCU 123456 123456 RJ11 6 4 RJ11 6 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Analogue telephone cable QRPM 911033 2000 2 m Pin no To USB on MCU A MALE B MALE 1 2 3 4 USB cable QRPM 911033 2000 2 m Cable pinouts ...

Page 50: ...ng the Saturn tradition APPENDIX 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 9 pin DSUB Pin no Pin no To RS 232 on MCU 9 pin DSUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Male Female PC MCU 9 pin to 9 pin RS 232 cable 3 m R 906 686 Cable pinouts cont d ...

Page 51: ...BROADBAND DGPS TNC connector Such signals are Differential GPS GPS corrections Maritime Chart Corrections Radio Broadcasting channels etc The diagram below indicates a typical installation for reception of broadcast signals Antenna RG223 Data to GPS receiver MCU Demodulator BROADBAND DGPS Power TNC Nera F77 Enabling L band signal output Open the Configuration menu in the vtLite Marine program For ...

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